At Manchester City they have reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup and now The Citizens want to win the tournament as well. Actually The Citizens are already assured of a final place, because against Burton Albion Manchester City can not leave it alone. If Manchester City reaches the final of the Carabao Cup then a match with Tottenham Hotspur or Chelsea awaits and that would be the first opponent of size for Manchester City this season in the Carabao Cup. It must be said that Manchester City did not reach the semi-finals very easily. Only Oxford United (0-3) won Manchester City easily in the Carabao Cup, while The Citizens had trouble with Fulham (2-0) and Leicester City (1-1, win after penalty kicks). The number two of the Premier League also came into action last weekend in a cup tournament. For The Citizens, the duel with Rotherham United was on the program in the FA Cup. Three days earlier, Manchester City won 2-1 vs. Liverpool and so Guardiola decided to give some players a rest in the FA Cup. Nevertheless, there was still a nice team and The Citizens won 7-0 of the low flyer from the Championship. All this promises little good for Burtion Albion on Wednesday night, which still plays a level lower than Rotherham United. If they give gas at Manchester City, The Citizens can probably decide this diptych in the first game. This must also be done by Guardiola, because in two weeks the return will be on the program and the Spaniard will prefer to rest as many players as possible.

Burton Albion: Hoping for a miracle ( Recent Form: L W D D W )

In Burton upon Trent these days it's only about the match of Burton Albion against Manchester City. Burton Albion never reached the semi-final of the Carabao Cup and the Brewers also never won a prize. Of course, Burton will not win the Carabao Cup this season, because then it should not only beat Manchester City but in the final it must be even stronger than Chelsea or Tottenham Hotspur. That is impossible, but that does not change the fact that the Brewers secretly hope for a final place in the Carabao Cup. If the team of Nigel Clough keeps the damage limited in the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, then in two weeks there might be something possible at the Pirelli Stadium, but nobody cares. Especially not because Burton is a club from the League One. In that competition the Brewers do not even compete for the top places. At Burton Albion they have to settle for ninth place in the League One, but the Brewers have some confidence in the competition lately. For example, Burton Albion is already four matches unbeaten, and last weekend they won 0-4 in competition with Rochdale, which is also a low flyer in the League One. The Brewers therefore had no FA Cup commitments last weekend, as Burton was eliminated in the first round by Scunthorpe United. In the Carabao Cup the Brewers have a lot more success, but the end seems to be in sight. A lot can not be expected when the Burton Albion players visit Manchester City, because they only have a value of 6.75 million euros. Vincent Kompany alone is worth more than the whole Burton Albion, which meets with Manchester City with a market value of 1.13 billion.

THE BETTING VERDICT:

After all, at Manchester City they will do this job in the game. The expectation is that Guardiola will start with a nice team on Wednesday-evening. I do not expect The Citizens to have anything of a problem with this Burton Albion and go for the Manchester City -3. If The Citizens win more than three goals difference then Guardiola can call on his B-team in the return and he would like to.

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